Knife and guard handle



March 22, 1932. s. ALEXANDER 1,850,090

KNIFE AND GUARD HANDLE Filed Dec. 6., 1929 INVENTOR smote/0 W LUQ/uu/n 5/. Lin/504 ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar; 22, 1' 19321 UNITED; STATE s;

SAMUEL ALEXANDER, on NEW YORK, n. in;

KNIFE AND eunnn immmn Application filed December 1928;, Serial No. 412,103.

This invention relates to cutlery and more specifically to knives as combined with holders or handles in which the blade may be folded as a scabbard or sheath when not required for use. o Such knives are for the use of workmen and artizans, being of wide application for miscellaneous purposes, possessing unusual strength and cutting qualities, and, as the blade is completely protected when retracted,

are safely handled in transit.

A further feature of the invention is in the provision of a handle affording an unusually secure grip by which the blade is maneuvered during operation.

such as simplicity, moderate cost of construction and ease of operation, are accomplished by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying. drawings constituting an essential portion of this disclosure, and in which: 7

Figure '1 is a perspective viewof an embodiment of the invention, showing the manner in which it is operated.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same with the blade in extended, operative position.

Figure 3 is an edge view thereof.

Figure 4 is a similar view of the device showing the blade in a folded or retracted position. v

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of a part of the handle.

The blade 10 is generally" triangularrin shape, having oposed angular cutting ed es 11, an essentially rectangular back-12 and a knife back to project slightly beyond its end- These and other advantageous features,

edges and is curled toproduce an essentially cylindrical handle 20, slightly resilientto the grasp of Jan operators hand, some of the fingers of which enter an elongated trans- 1 verse opening'21 disposed between the'handle. and blade back.

The: edges 22 of the opening are rolled tightly upon the plate thus providing a smooth internal border or frame incapable of cutting or injuring the fingers in the'open- 68 ing, while the digit finger is extended to. guide the implement as seen in Figure 1., v 7

VVhen the knife is not in use one of the screws may be removed and the other slackvened to permit'the blade 10 to be rotated on the slackened screw as a pivot, theblade swinging over the level surface of the plate 18, through an opening 23 into the handle space 24, as seen in Figure 4, in which position the cutting edges are protected from injury by accidental contact with other articles and at the same time damage to adjacent objects is prevented. p

From the foregoing it will be'seen that a double edged blade has been disclosed, easily sharpened or removed entirely from its hanvdle for grinding or like purposes.

It is equally obvious that the protection afforded the blade by its scabbard-like handle is eflicient, and due to the grip obtainable by .30 the handle, when theblade is extended, the cutting edges may be firmly pressed-against the work part and'guided with entire accuracy.

Obviously the cutting of cords; shaping of suitable material in the -manner of adrawknife, applying putty and other manifold purposesare effectively accomplished.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple device for this purpose has been disclosed in the preferred form of its embodiment, but it is not desired to restrict the details to the exact instruction-shown, it being obvious that changes, not involving the eXer- K cise of invention, may be made without confiicting with the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I is claimed as new and desired to secure by Letters'Patent, is

1. A knife comprising a flat triangular blade having two cutting edges, a rectangular plate provided with a finger receiving opening, an open cylindrical handle integral with said plate, and means for clamping said blade to said plate, one of said clamping means being removable and the other to act as a pivot on which said blade may turn toseat entirely on the plate and enter the space in said handle, both of said cutting 10 edges being guardedthereby. I 2. A knife comprisinga flat triangular blade having opposed cutting-edges "at thefront, and provided with a pair of spaced openings in its rear portion, a rectangular sheet metal plate having registering openings, manually operable bolts passing through the openings, either of said bolts being removable and adapted to act as pivots, and a resilient hollow cylindrical handle formed on the outer edge of said plate, the free edge of said handle being spaced above the plate to receive said blade therebelow when turned upon one of the pivot bolts.

3. A knife comprising. a flattriangular blade having two proximate cutting edges and a plain edge opposed thereto and provided with a pair of spaced openings in its rear portion,a rectangular sheet metal plate having registering openings near'one of its edges, manually operable bolts'passing through the openings in said blade and plate, either of said bolts acting selectively as a pivot on which the blade and plate may relatively rotate, a coiled cylindrical grip handle on the opposite edge of said plate, said handle having an open longitudinal space in the plane of said blade into which the blade may be swung on either of its pivot bolts, and an elongated rectangular opening in said plate inter- 40 jacent and parallel said handle and blade having beaded edges. 7

4:. A knife comprising a flat triangular bladehaving two angularly disposedconvergent cutting edges, and a plain rear edge opposed thereto, a handle, a pair of pivot 1 bolts to clampsaid blade to one side of said Y blade, and means on said handle to act as, a guard for both cutting edges ooincidently when swung thereunder, on either pivot bolt 7 to selectively, said bolts constituting removable means for preventing the return of the blade to itsoperative positionwhen one of the cutting edges is positioned within said handle. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

SAMUEL ALEXANDER. 

